FURTHER INFO

Your energy saving light bulbs may be damaging your skin

Posted by
Eva
on October 14, 2015

Your energy saving light bulbs may be damaging your skin

Energy saving light bulb sales are on the rise and so is your risk for skin
cancer and eye damage but, not all light bulbs generate damaging UV rays. A
study performed by New York University shows how various types of light bulbs
can produce high, little or no UV radiation.

LED lights don't emit any UV radiation

On
average, LED lights will result in a 50-80% decrease in energy usage. Most LED
lights will last 10-to-25 times longer than compact fluorescent lights, which do
emit damaging UV radiation. Bugs are also not attracted to LED lights at night,
which provides an added benefit.

Avoid compact fluorescent lights

Compact fluorescent lights (CFL bulbs) produce a high amount
of UV radiation. Most CFL bulbs have a lack of phosphor coating, which traps UV
radiation in the bulb, thus allowing the UV radiation to escape and cause skin
and eye damage with the possibility of skin cancer. Fibroblasts cells, which are
found in the connective tissue that produces collagen are damaged by the UV
radiation found in CFL bulbs.